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FRIT 7331 Key Assessment: Strategic Management Plan

Section I: Description and Analysis of the School Library Media Program
Geographical Location
Americus Sumter High School (ASHS) is located in rural southwest Georgia. It
is 60 miles southeast of Columbus, 40 miles north of Albany, 75 miles southwest of
Macon, and 140 miles south of Atlanta.
Grade Levels
The campus serves only 10th through 12th grade as the Ninth Grade Academy
(NGA) is housed in a different location. Although genuine 9 th graders attend the
NGA, the 10th through 12th grade campus houses all 10th grade cohorts even if they
failed all of their classes in 9th grade. Some 10th graders are bussed to the NGA for
one or two classes they failed and need to retake rather than it being offered at the
high school campus.
Socioeconomic Makeup of the School Community
ASHS is a Title I school which means that a high percentage of students are
considered economically disadvantaged. All students receive free/reduced lunch.
Not all students actually qualify. But, so many students do qualify that the
government has rewarded it to all students so that the more economically privileged
students are not ostracized. Approximately 440 students come from single parent
homes (44%) and 350 live below the poverty line (35%).
Size of Student Population

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There are 1001 students at ASHS. This includes 780 students who are black
(78%), 130 students who are Caucasian (13%), 70 students who are Hispanic (7%),
10 students who are Asian (1%), and 10 students who are classified as other (1%).
The breakdown of students by grade level is as follows: 9 th grade- 22 students, 10th
grade- 407 students, 11th grade- 301 students, and 12th grade- 271 students.
Faculty and Certified Teachers
There are a total of 105 faculty members at ASHS. There are 60 certified
employees and 45 staff members.
Scholastic Standing
ASHS is a state Priority school. This means it is ranked in the bottom 5%
based on academic achievement. The schools CCRPI score is 53.2. 2014-2015
Milestones testing data shows that the strongest testing area is in Economics with
30% of students ranking as Proficient or Distinguished Learners (PDL) (score of 71%
or higher). Other Milestones testing information is as follows: 11 th Grade Literature17% PDL, Coordinate Algebra (for repeaters)- 5% PDL, Analytic Geometry- 11% PDL,
Biology (for repeaters)- 7% PDL, Physical Science- 14% PDL, and U.S. History- 0%
PDL. In the Career Technical and Agricultural (CTAE) areas, pass rates on the End of
Pathway Assessments for 2014-2015 are as follows: Agriculture- 48%, Automotive4%, Business- 86%, Culinary Arts- 30%, Early Childhood Education- 67%,
Engineering- 79%, Healthcare- 20%, and Marketing- 49%. The overall pass rate for
CTAE EOPAs is 49%. Of graduating seniors, 95% of them completed a career
pathway meaning they took a 3-course sequence in the same discipline.